Art And Culture

A stage adaptation of the famous tragic story of ‘The Little Black Fish,’ written by teacher, social critic, short story writer and translator Samad Behrangi (1939-1967) will go on show at…

‘Rainbow Farm,’ a solo exhibition by painter Qasem Mohammadi is underway at e1 Art Gallery in Tehran.

Running through December 15, the painting event features a series of acrylic-on-…

Two days after completing shooting of his latest movie in Spain, the renowned director Asghar Farhadi and Spanish actor Javier Bardem, attended a session on December 2 in Madrid and spoke about…

Alzahra University in Tehran is to hold the first student painting expo in mid- winter at Mellat Cineplex. Daryoush Fard-Dehkordi, a faculty member of the university and head of Behzad Gallery…

Iranian play ‘Hearing’ written and directed by Amir Reza Koohestani went on stage in Lisbon, December 1-2.

A production of Mehr Theater Group, the play was performed in D. Maria II…

The 58th Regional Festival of Youth Cinema Arvand, slated for December 24-26, in Abadan, Khuzestan Province, is to honor the celebrated filmmaker Amir Naderi.

As part of the program,…

Iran Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Office in Markazi Province will renovate the tomb of celebrated Iranian nuclear physicist, Prof. Mahmoud Hesabi and expand the area around it in…

Zhiwaar Tour will hold a cultural program in which participants will visit the residence, office and the resting place of prominent Persian novelist Ahmad Mahmoud (1931-2002), known for his…

Some famous houses in Tehran owned by famous figures of art and culture are on the itinerary of a program organized by Sarzamin-Sabz tour operating institute in Tehran on December 7.

A 2-day tour is planned by Gando Tour to see the red village of Abyaneh and Maranjab Desert both in the province of Isfahan.

A journey through a beech forest in Savadkuh County, Mazandaran Province, is planned for Thursday, December 7, by Kalout Travel for those who want to see this part of the ancient Hyrcanian…

Tehran Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Iranian-American composer, conductor, violinist and pianist Shahrdad Rouhani, 62, will celebrate Yalda, the Persian solstice, one night prior to the…

A special ceremony titled ‘Iran’ will be held during the 22nd L’Artigiano in Fiera, an international handicraft exhibition in Milan, Italy, since Iran is the Guest of Honor at this edition of…

A recently published book ‘Abbas Kiarostami and Film Philosophy’ deal with the internationally acclaimed filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami.

The title was originally written by Mathew Abbott, a…

Azbar Ali Hajavi, known across Iran as the ‘Devoted Farmer’ (in Persian Dehqan-e Fadakar), a villager who saved the lives of train passengers in 1962, died on Saturday in Tabriz, East Azarbaijan…

American actor, director, screenwriter and producer James Franco intends to make a film about Shel Silverstein,  the children’s author, songwriter, poet, and cartoonist whose books have…

The Story of Javid (in Persian Dastan-e Javid), a sad and gripping tale of lost innocence, written in 1980 by eminent Persian novelist and translator Esmail Fasih (1935-2009), is to be adapted…

Banafsheh A’rabi’s play ‘Jenga’ is on stage. The playwright is Vahid Janfarsa and venue the Theater Department affiliated to Tehran Municipality.

The two-actor play is brought on stage…

 Senoqteh Theater Complex is hosting the one-hour play ‘Aversion’, written and directed by Danial Rajabi. It will run until December 15.

An adaptation of the novel ‘Oliver Twist’ written by the English author Charles Dickens (1802-1885) is currently on stage at Vahdat Hall.

‘Marriage’, a play by Nikolai Gogol, a Russian dramatist of Ukrainian origin, will be on stage at City Theater every evening through December 18.

The 11th Cinema Verite Iran International Documentary Film Festival to be held at Charsou Cineplex in Tehran is a week away.

It is opportune time to take a brief look at the various…

The fourth edition of Egg Drop Competition is to be held later this month at Tehran’s Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University, in a bid to identify creative students and innovative designs.…

Iranian short film ‘Lunch Time’ is to vie at the 15th London Short Film Festival (LSFF), slated for January 12-21.  

The 16-minute short film, directed by Alireza Qasemi, …

The Big Charsoq in Tehran’s downtown Grand Bazaar is being restored in a joint project between Iran and Germany.

The renovation, organized by Iran’s Cultural Heritage and Tourism…